Saturday, Oct. 4 – Open House - Day In The Life Of A Farmer 10 –12PM This is one of our most popular fall educational programs that we offer. Included in the program is a farm class on beekeeping and farm crops! Everyone gets to feed our friendly animals, go through the mini corn maze, take a hayride that goes through the Cattail Creek, and harvest your own pumpkin, and an ear of popcorn to take home with you! The program will begin at 10 AM and is 1 ½ hours long but we will take a break to watch the Iron Bridge Hounds so it will be about 2 hours long The cost is $7.50/child.

Thursday, Sept. 25 Open House – Day In The Life Of A Farmer 10 – 11:30 A.M All schools are closed so we would like to invite you to spend a day at the farm! We will be offering one of our most popular fall educational programs. Included in the program is a farm class on beekeeping and farm crops! Everyone gets to feed our friendly animals, go through the mini corn maze, take a hayride that goes through the Cattail Creek, and harvest your own pumpkin, and an ear of popcorn to take home with you! The program will begin at 10 AM and is 1 ½ hours long. The cost is $7.50/child.

Private piano lessons for ages 6 through adult. Owen Adams has a music degree from the university of Maryland ! College Park. He studied under the dean of the music department. Call for more information and available dates. 301-646-4292.

DigiPen’s Continuing Education Program is offering an opportunity for parents who are thinking about homeschooling to attend a 3 day workshop that will cover a multitude of different topics. These topics include: Getting Started, Framework, Demystifying, Budget, Curriculum, Organization and Resources.

Summer - Hot! Hot! Hot! Drummin' Steppin' & Art classes Age Range: 8 to 15 years Description: Make your summer sizzle in an artisitic way. Lead by our awesome new teacher, Derrick Freeman, your student will explore for this exciting week : visual arts through many mediums, the dance form- steppin' and the music of drumming. This rhythmic experience will be a blast for this age group led by this experienced and fun educator. Before/After care available for additional cost week long camp starts 8/4/2014 at 9am.

As a parent, you're probably asking what makes our camp experience different, and we're glad you're asking! Our camps provide hours of fun education enrichment when school is out. We take ordinary, everyday items and transform them into fun, engaging, hands-on learning projects: a plastic bottle becomes an awesome rocket, we construct hot air balloons that fly with the help of some craft supplies, spoons become components of catapults! A note card becomes stronger than they ever imagined.

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“Migrate to the Poconos” Family Nature Getaway Weekend Labor Day Weekend: August 29-September 1 Bring your friends & family to experience the best of what PEEC has to offer. Interpretive hikes, animal presentations, swimming, canoeing, tie-dye, campfire and more! Includes three nights lodging & meals from Friday dinner - Monday lunch. Adults $210 / Child, Commuter, Day Rates Available

Butterfly Walk Sunday, August 24 – 1:00-3:00pm Learn about the wonderful world of butterflies! Join David Trently on a search through the fields and around the ponds for butterflies and dragonflies. Call early – spaces fill up fast! $5

Ecozone Discovery Room! Saturday, August 23 – 1:00-4:00pm Climb into a bald eagle’s nest, crawl into a bat cave, and dig in a fossil pit! Explore this indoor discovery room and enjoy hands-on exhibits on natural history, sustainability and the local environment. No registration required. $2 per person